Special Ops: To Catch A Criminal
A gritty factual series following the investigations of elite UK police units created to crack the toughest of cases.
Seasons
1. Operation Inuit
Air Date: 2025-01-05
The Thames Valley Major Crime Unit investigate a tragic murder on the eve of Valentine's Day - fuelled by jealousy, anger and pride, it's a tale of love gone wrong.
2. Operation Zori
Air Date: 2025-01-12
A gunfight in suburban Kent leaves a victim seriously wounded and sparks a frenetic high-pressure race to hunt down the perpetrators.
3. Operation Earth
Air Date: 2025-01-19
An RSPCA Special Ops team investigate an international criminal puppy farming operation, and Lancashire officers prosecute an owner for animal cruelty.
4. Operation Harlequin
Air Date: 2025-01-26
The Serious Fraud Office go undercover to investigate a suspect holiday home company offering exclusive residences in the sun-drenched Caribbean.
5. Operation Checkroom
Air Date: 2025-02-02
Counter Terrorism Policing foil an extremist Islamist terror plot, and the CPS Special Crime Unit bring those responsible for a fatal crash on the M62 to justice.
6. Operation Napoleon
Air Date: 2025-02-09
Manchester police take down a gang of teen car thieves while the Serious Fraud Office unravels a 400-million-pound global fraud in the steel industry.
1. Operation Mantle
Air Date: 2025-04-13
The suspicious demise of a woman at the cult-like Wiltshire retreat of a self-proclaimed 'healer' sparks a global investigation and a link to a death in Australia.
2. Operation Ghoul
Air Date: 2025-04-20
A routine visit by the RSPCA to a house in Chigwell in Essex uncovers an underground UK dog fighting gang operating on a global scale.
3. Operation Safeguard
Air Date: 2025-04-27
A nationwide investigation begins when Dorset Police uncover an international gang posing as couriers to scam vulnerable pensioners out of thousands of pounds.
1. Operation Renaissance
Air Date: 2025-10-12
Arson leads to a gunfight as Merseyside Police respond to two terrifying attacks on the Wirral and escalating violence results in a gang member being hunted.
2. Operation Chatham
Air Date: 2025-10-19
Surrey Police race to stop an Albanian crime group behind a string of burglaries of multi-millionaires including Raheem Sterling.
3. Operation Jet Stream
Air Date: 2025-10-26
When a woman reports being held against her will, Thames Valley Police suspect modern-day slavery and are shocked by the identity of the main suspect.
4. Operation Swipe
Air Date: 2025-11-02
City of London Police begin a dangerous high-speed chase when the UK's most notorious phone snatcher races into the Square Mile on an illegal electric bike.
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Rating
0.0/10
Release Date
2025-01-05
Episodes
12 (3 seasons)
Status
Returning Series
Cast
Production Companies
Red Sauce Productions